Suspension Adjustment Guidelines - Honda CRF250R Owner's Manual

Suspension Adjustment Guidelines

Follow the procedures described below to accurately adjust your CRF, using the methods described on pages 135 – 143. Remember to make all adjustments in
one-click or 1/4 turn increments. Test ride after each adjustment.
Front Suspension Adjustment
Adjustments for Type of Track
Hard-surfaced track
Sand track
Mud track
If the suspension is too stiff/soft on part of travel, adjust according to the "Adjustments for Too Soft/Stiff On Part Of Travel" chart on next page.
Recommended Setting
Inner chamber air pressure
Soft
(1,025 kPa, 10.5 kgf/cm
Standard
(1,075 kPa, 11.0 kgf/cm
Medium - stiff
(1,125 kPa, 11.5 kgf/cm
Stiff
(1,175 kPa, 12.0 kgf/cm
Ref. Page
Begin with the standard setting. If the suspension is too stiff/soft, adjust to the softer/stiffer setting on the "Recommended Setting" chart below.
Adjust to the stiffer setting.
Adjust to the stiffer setting because mud build-up increases your CRF's weight.
Outer chamber air
pressure
149 psi 10 psi
2 ) (70 kPa, 0.7 kgf/cm
156 psi 12 psi
2 ) (80 kPa, 0.8 kgf/cm
163 psi 13 psi
2 ) (90 kPa, 0.9 kgf/cm
170 psi 15 psi
2 ) (100 kPa, 1.0 kgf/cm
137 138
Balance chamber air
pressure
149 psi
2 ) (1,025 kPa, 11.0 kgf/cm
156 psi
2 ) (1,075 kPa, 11.0 kgf/cm
163 psi
2 ) (1,125 kPa, 11.5 kgf/cm
170 psi
2 ) (1,175 kPa, 12.0 kgf/cm
139
Stiff
Medium-stiff
Standard
Soft
Stroke

Suspension Adjustment Guidelines

Compression damping
adjuster
2 )
2 )
Position 7
2 )
2 )
136
Full
Adjustments for Competition
Rebound damping adjuster
Position 29
136
145